... after eight weeks plus.
There were more adult salmonflies around today than any day that I've spent on the Lochsa this spring. Really wondering how much longer this can last.
John
... after eight weeks plus.
There were more adult salmonflies around today than any day that I've spent on the Lochsa this spring. Really wondering how much longer this can last.
John
The fish are always right.
Is it strictly a cutt fishery or do you have rainbows too?
Ok. It was 20. Not 22 (finally got around to measuring my rod).
....the bug I was actually fishing with was similar, but had a white Zelon and Pearl Ice Dub wing, so it's easier to see. They're up to Big Sky on the Gallatin. Done on the Big Hole. Should be popping yesterday or today on the Stone. Are they already above Ennis on the Mad? Mussbe by now.
Last edited by pittendrigh; 06-26-2012 at 10:09 AM.
The Lochsa, which is a designated Wild and Scenic River, is primarily a West Slope cutthroat fishery. It does also hold a good number of bull trout and steelhead, and gets a pretty decent chinook salmon run.
It is catch and release only for the cutthroat.
The bull trout are a protected endangered species, cannot be targetted, and must be released immediately.
There is a salmon season that opens and closes at the discretion of Idaho Fish and Game based on the number of salmon in the system and the number taken legally and reported.
You cannot legally target the steelhead. I have had a couple on briefly but have not landed one.
There are no resident rainbow trout, all rainbow-like fish in the system are steelhead, and there is a very small population of cutthroat / steelhead hybrids. Like this one ...
... which I have actually caught twice already this year.
John
P.S. Byron - if you happen to wander away from the Fly Tying Forum sometime and find yourself on the Fishing Reports Forum, you might enjoy the thread there titled "Lochsa."
The fish are always right.